Ozza wrote:It was a ridiculous loan deal, I also remember someone calling out at the time that he didn't want to come here and wouldn't be here at the end of the season regardless of how many he scored.

Let's stop digging the manager out, he had more than enough opportunity

Just another opportunity to have a dig at Sullivan. Pretends to court Lacazette all summer than forces through a move that is financially advantageous to him that neither the manager nor the player were interested in making but it goes through anyway because that's how the devious gnome works.

He learned his lesson at least. After pretending with Carvalho for a month he didn't even bring a disappointing CM on loan, he did nothing at all instead.

he could score 40 goals this season and win player of the year in spain he was still dog **** when he played for us and it was right to shift him as quickly as possible, a pointless signing on a stupid deal

Ben wrote:he could score 40 goals this season and win player of the year in spain he was still dog **** when he played for us and it was right to shift him as quickly as possible, a pointless signing on a stupid deal

Agree with all of that except the deal being stupid. The most intelligent thing David Sullivan has done at West Ham (for himself, he hasn't done anything intelligent for West Ham) is insuring he wouldn't spend 20 million odd pounds on this ****er.

Better players than Zaza have failed to live up to the PL in the past, and I'm sure will in the future. However it seemed clear to most of us at the time that Zaza was not an AC replacement number 9, and was clearly not being played to his strengths or best position.

BostonHammer wrote:Agree with all of that except the deal being stupid. The most intelligent thing David Sullivan has done at West Ham (for himself, he hasn't done anything intelligent for West Ham) is insuring he wouldn't spend 20 million odd pounds on this ****er.

I think the reason it was a stupid deal was the player had no intention of ever signing permanently and likewise I doubt we were ever going to pay the money for him as that would beg the question how would we have afforded considering our net outlay since Zaza signed, think about it why would an establish fit current international from a top nation arrive here basicallyon trial, the reality was it was a loan and nothing else especially in the players eyes.

It was a deal to suit Juventus in getting a player surplus to requirements off their books, for whatever reason it appealed to us to be part of it but once the player arrived he clearly didn't want to be here and it affected his performances on the pitch, the fact it was only a loan deal and that he would not stay beyond only added to his lack of commitment and he has all but admitted that, for West Ham it was a stupid deal and a complete waste of time which the club ended at the first opportunity in fairness.